Project
Inclusive Governance Through Civic Engagement
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Amount Funded
63,623 EUROProject Duration
01 Aug 2021 - 01 Feb 2023 -
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Lead organisation
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PPDC is a limited by guarantee organisation Incorporated on the 27th day of February 2003 and has in the last 10 years been instrumental in pursuing and instituting policy reforms in Nigeria’s public expenditure governance especially in the area of public procurement. They were instrumental in the inclusion of the citizens’ observation and participation clause in the Public Procurement Act.
Their goal is to reduce procurement-related corruption by improving public service effectiveness in Nigeria and across Africa. Their major mandate is to root out systemic corruption and opacity especially around public finance management and strengthen the capacity of government and citizens to utilize technology in solving social issues. Their end goal is to create a better society that is stable, inclusive, evolving, ever developing and strong enough to stand with the strongest societies around the world.
In 2016, drawing from their experiences in using the FOIA, they used their web-based tool, www.budeshi.ng to advocate for the adoption of the OpenContracting Data Standard (OCDS). Consequently, Nigeria committed to deploying the standards within priority sectors. They continued supporting its uptake at the federal and subnational levels.
They started an FOI ranking program in 2013 which has impacted the enforcement of ATI law in Nigeria; liberated procurement data and helped build knowledge and capacity of government officials on FOI. PPDC is a member of the African Freedom of Information Coalition (AFIC), the only CSO in the Nigeria open data working group, a member of the Nigeria Constituency Project Tracking Group (CPTG) by Nigeria Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). They aim to activate and sustain the emergence of empowered citizenship participation, through which good governance, sustainable development, and a life of dignity can be attained by all.
PPDC has both strong internal control mechanisms and organisational structure that coordinates decision-making/taking on varieties of issues. We have departments headed by team leads. Then, larger program departments further have units of smaller project portfolios. They have a vibrant board of directors and a Senior Management Team(SMT) which helps steer the organisation towards achieving its goal and purpose. Hierarchically, the organization is headed by a CEO, followed by a COO and departmental leads who make up the SMT. The SMT is responsible for driving the organizational strategy, agenda-setting and taking strategic decisions on all aspects of policy, development and execution. The SMT during its weekly meeting deliberates on issues arising within the organization, and in accordance with the organizational policy/handbook, takes decisions following a voting process. Within the board structure, there are committees responsible for acting on specific issues, before a final consensus is reached
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Organisation
PPDC is a limited by guarantee organisation Incorporated on the 27th day of February 2003 and has in the last 10 years been instrumental in pursuing and instituting policy reforms in Nigeria’s public expenditure governance especially in the area of public procurement. They were instrumental in the inclusion of the citizens’ observation and participation clause in the Public Procurement Act.
Their goal is to reduce procurement-related corruption by improving public service effectiveness in Nigeria and across Africa. Their major mandate is to root out systemic corruption and opacity especially around public finance management and strengthen the capacity of government and citizens to utilize technology in solving social issues. Their end goal is to create a better society that is stable, inclusive, evolving, ever developing and strong enough to stand with the strongest societies around the world.
In 2016, drawing from their experiences in using the FOIA, they used their web-based tool, www.budeshi.ng to advocate for the adoption of the OpenContracting Data Standard (OCDS). Consequently, Nigeria committed to deploying the standards within priority sectors. They continued supporting its uptake at the federal and subnational levels.
They started an FOI ranking program in 2013 which has impacted the enforcement of ATI law in Nigeria; liberated procurement data and helped build knowledge and capacity of government officials on FOI. PPDC is a member of the African Freedom of Information Coalition (AFIC), the only CSO in the Nigeria open data working group, a member of the Nigeria Constituency Project Tracking Group (CPTG) by Nigeria Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). They aim to activate and sustain the emergence of empowered citizenship participation, through which good governance, sustainable development, and a life of dignity can be attained by all.
PPDC has both strong internal control mechanisms and organisational structure that coordinates decision-making/taking on varieties of issues. We have departments headed by team leads. Then, larger program departments further have units of smaller project portfolios. They have a vibrant board of directors and a Senior Management Team(SMT) which helps steer the organisation towards achieving its goal and purpose. Hierarchically, the organization is headed by a CEO, followed by a COO and departmental leads who make up the SMT. The SMT is responsible for driving the organizational strategy, agenda-setting and taking strategic decisions on all aspects of policy, development and execution. The SMT during its weekly meeting deliberates on issues arising within the organization, and in accordance with the organizational policy/handbook, takes decisions following a voting process. Within the board structure, there are committees responsible for acting on specific issues, before a final consensus is reached
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Project
‘Promoting Inclusive Governance Through Civic Engagement’ is a concept by Public Private Development Centre- an NGO committed to improving public service effectiveness through procurement governance initiatives. The overarching objective of this project is to increase agency for rights holders in the governance and accountability landscape through the creation of opportunities for ensuring that public voices are effectively represented in the development of policy or policy reforms -, especially as they relate to the judicious use of public resources. Through this project, PPDC aims to stimulate public discourse by supporting right-holders with the platforms and tools needed to capture the public space and improve access to public infrastructure. We will work to build on existing social and value systems that can serve as catalysts for action, trust and a sense of ownership to make rightsholders difficult to ignore in governance processes.
Using an existing civic tech tool, PPDC will work to demystify public finance processes for various rights-holder groups, doing this by simplifying procurement data into visuals, creative storytelling through the arts (e.g. films and comic strips), using indigenous languages. This project will target the marginalized, the youth, and the girl-child, by tapping into PPDC’s established networks within the mainstream media, investigative journalists, community-based organizations, and traditional institutions, to amplify their voices and inform policy choices. We anticipate this project to birth a new society where citizens realize their full potentials to drive desired change by improving procurement and election governance; enhancing the transparency of programs that impact their lives. This project will shape society by enabling policies to be context reflective, spark action from duty bearers and birth a society where a life of dignity can be attained by all irrespective of their sexual orientation and affiliations. We seek a society where the rule of law is upheld and citizens freely exercise their civic duty without fear of victimization
SolutionA citizen-led approach to create a ”safe haven” for rightsholder groups by partnering with faith-based and traditional institutions, revered persons in the society, medical, psycho-social professionals, celebrities, and organizations with expertise around these issues to build trust and deliver expert services. Their partnership with policy-makers to influence policy/ reviews, strengthen the justice system to protect victims, and dispensation of justice without prejudice/bias.
Using their civic tech to strengthen the capacity of right-holder led CSOs at (Enugu and the FCT) through in-depth training, advocacy toolkits, resources, and tools to effectively engage, drive, analyze, monitor, and deepen the conversation with policymakers, governments, and groups on public finance management. This will entail advocacy, analysis of laws/policies, monitoring compliance, procurement process audit, budget/contract monitoring, incentivising compliance.Facilitate conversations through pairing/ cluster approach of (formal and informal sector) women on elections matters, gender procurement; support interested women to help shape leadership; leveraging the success of their DISI program and partnership with NERDC to influence the integration of Nigerian cultural practices, good ethical conduct, and heritage into the school curriculum.
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‘Promoting Inclusive Governance Through Civic Engagement’ is a concept by Public Private Development Centre- an NGO committed to improving public service effectiveness through procurement governance initiatives. The overarching objective of this project is to increase agency for rights holders in the governance and accountability landscape through the creation of opportunities for ensuring that public voices are effectively represented in the development of policy or policy reforms -, especially as they relate to the judicious use of public resources. Through this project, PPDC aims to stimulate public discourse by supporting right-holders with the platforms and tools needed to capture the public space and improve access to public infrastructure. We will work to build on existing social and value systems that can serve as catalysts for action, trust and a sense of ownership to make rightsholders difficult to ignore in governance processes.
Using an existing civic tech tool, PPDC will work to demystify public finance processes for various rights-holder groups, doing this by simplifying procurement data into visuals, creative storytelling through the arts (e.g. films and comic strips), using indigenous languages. This project will target the marginalized, the youth, and the girl-child, by tapping into PPDC’s established networks within the mainstream media, investigative journalists, community-based organizations, and traditional institutions, to amplify their voices and inform policy choices. We anticipate this project to birth a new society where citizens realize their full potentials to drive desired change by improving procurement and election governance; enhancing the transparency of programs that impact their lives. This project will shape society by enabling policies to be context reflective, spark action from duty bearers and birth a society where a life of dignity can be attained by all irrespective of their sexual orientation and affiliations. We seek a society where the rule of law is upheld and citizens freely exercise their civic duty without fear of victimization
SolutionA citizen-led approach to create a ”safe haven” for rightsholder groups by partnering with faith-based and traditional institutions, revered persons in the society, medical, psycho-social professionals, celebrities, and organizations with expertise around these issues to build trust and deliver expert services. Their partnership with policy-makers to influence policy/ reviews, strengthen the justice system to protect victims, and dispensation of justice without prejudice/bias.
Using their civic tech to strengthen the capacity of right-holder led CSOs at (Enugu and the FCT) through in-depth training, advocacy toolkits, resources, and tools to effectively engage, drive, analyze, monitor, and deepen the conversation with policymakers, governments, and groups on public finance management. This will entail advocacy, analysis of laws/policies, monitoring compliance, procurement process audit, budget/contract monitoring, incentivising compliance.Facilitate conversations through pairing/ cluster approach of (formal and informal sector) women on elections matters, gender procurement; support interested women to help shape leadership; leveraging the success of their DISI program and partnership with NERDC to influence the integration of Nigerian cultural practices, good ethical conduct, and heritage into the school curriculum.